Stick around | Remote work would make one-third more staff stay in their jobs, study finds

One in three remote workers who have left a job say they would have stayed if offered remote or flexible working options, according to a new global study.

As remote work has gone mainstream, employers are having to figure out if and how to rewrite their retention strategies in order to keep their remote talent. A new global study found that 1 in 3 current remote workers say they would have stayed at their old job if they had better remote working options. So - what attracts remote workers, and what makes them stay?

The study was commissioned by SafetyWing, a fully remote company which is on a mission to build the first ‘global social safety net’ for remote workers and teams. They surveyed more than 4,000 in-office and remote workers spanning four continents as part of its Remote Retention whitepaper.

The demand for remote working is unsurprising, as its benefits are numerous. The majority of remote workers have increased their productivity and expanded their skillsets. Almost 3 quarters of remote workers are satisfied with their working environment, compared to 66% of office workers. Meanwhile, 83% of remote workers report feeling more motivated by their flexibility at work, and 78% say they’re motivated by their great work-life balance. Employers spend considerable resources trying to keep employees happy in the office, so companies may increase their operational efficiency by implementing remote or flexible working, and directing those resources elsewhere.